When the hackspace where this is being written created their textile room, a member who had previously been known only for her other work unexpectedly revealed herself to be a weaver, and offered the ...

Weaving has been around as a skill for centuries. While our ancestors used the technique of weaving to make everything from baskets and clothing to even walls and fences, it's now become more of a ...

Stone or clay loom weights attach to the bottoms of free-hanging threads to keep them taut. . Since they are made from wood ...

Nancy Peck has been a weaving instructor for nearly 40 years. She started in 1976, after graduating from Michigan State University as a textile major, and later shared her skills at workshops in ...

Part of writing for Hackaday involves doing the rounds of our community’s events in search of amazing projects for your delectation. This weekend it was a trip to Maker Faire Delft, thanks to the ...

Inside her mudbrick home, Paula Fulton sits at one of only a few drawlooms that exist in the country. The 67-year-old is helping to keep the age-old craft of Damask weaving alive. "There might be five ...

A STEP AHEAD: A group of women in the state has not only resurrected the once-dying art of traditional weaving, but has taken it to the next level, and promoted tourism centred on loin-loom ...